EFF may well exploit rival parties’ incoherence on the race question

The Democratic Alliance (DA) and the African National Congress (ANC) have some common headaches, chief among which is the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). After the 1999 elections, the Democratic Party – the precursor to the DA – conducted a re-envisioning exercise following a successful campaign to dislodge the New National Party (NNP) as the official opposition of the country. The next goal was alternation of power between the ANC and itself at municipal, provincial and, ultimately, national level. Success has been achieved at municipal and provincial level, but the national trophy has, so far, eluded the DA.